NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Daphne Chao, an All-New England player from The Hotchkiss School and a native of Shanghai, China, will join the Yale Women's Golf Team as the lone first year this fall.
 
Chao, who gets added to a roster that includes one senior, three juniors and three sophomores in 2020-21, was a three-time runner-up at the Independent School Girls' Golf Classic (Pippy O'Connor) as a four-year member of the Hotchkiss team and senior captain.
 
A 2018-19 All-New England Prep selection, she finished eighth at the 2019 Women's Western Amateur Championship (Royal Melbourne Country Club in Long Grove, Ill.), the oldest annual championships in women's amateur golf. Chao, who finished 10^th at the 2019 Women's Hartford Open, had five top-five and six top-10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association events.
 
"We are excited to have Daphne join us this fall," said Lauren Harling, Yale's Head Coach. "She had a great summer of golf last year, highlighted by her visit to the quarterfinals of the Western Women's Amateur and a top-10 finish at the Hartford Women's Open. Daphne demonstrates an ability to excel in her academic and athletic pursuits, making her transition to Yale one that will allow her to hit the ground running and contribute to the team's success immediately."